Black-eared fairy

Heliothryx auritus Photo by Lindolfo Souto (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black-eared fairy (en); beija-flor-de-bochecha-azul (pt); colibri oreillard (fr); colibrí hada oriental (es); schwarzohr-schmuckkolibri (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found from Colombia, Venezuela and eastern Ecuador down to Bolivia and north-western Brazil, and also in south-eastern Brazil from Bahía to São Paulo.Size:These birds are 10-13 cm…

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Purple finch

Carpodacus purpureus Photo by Simon Barrette (Wikipedia) Common name:purple finch (en); peito-rosado-púrpura (pt); roselin pourpré (fr); carpodaco morado (es); purpurgimpel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Fringillidae Range:This North American species is found breeding in southern and western Canada, along the west coast of the United States down to southern California and in the north-eastern United States. The more…

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Black wheatear

Oenanthe leucura Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black wheatear (en); chasco-preto (pt); traquet rieur (fr); collalba negra (es); trauersteinschmätzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MuscicapidaeRange:This species is found in south-western Europe, in Spain, and marginally into Portugal and France. Also in north-west Africa, in Morocco, northern Algeria, Tunisia, Western Sahara and northern Mauritania.Size:These birds are…

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African snipe

Gallinago nigripennis Photo by Ronald Bontrop (Biodiversity4all) Common name:African snipe (en); narceja-africana (pt); bécassine africaine (fr); agachadiza africana (es); Afrikanische bekassine (de)Taxonomy:Order CharadriiformesFamily ScolopacidaeRange:This species has scattered breeding populations along eastern and southern Africa, in Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa, but can winter over all the regions between these breeding areas.Size: African snipes…

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